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  • Welcome to smart city traffic monitoring
  • Getting Started
  • Build Your Own Device (DIY)
    • Recommended Hardware
    • Assembly Instructions
    • Software Installation
  • Deployment and Mounting Guide
  • Setup Guide
  • Configuration
    • Config Overview
    • Frigate Config
    • Node-RED Config
  • Development
    • Dev Environment
    • Contributing
  • Help & FAQ
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Where can I get support?
  • Sensor Payloads
    • Events Payload
    • Radar Payload
    • Air Quality (AQ) Payload
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  • Step 1: Get your Traffic Monitor
  • Step 2: Plan your Deployment
  • Step 3: Set up your Device
  • Step 4: Collect and Share that Data

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Getting Started

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Step 1: Get your Traffic Monitor

The traffic monitor requires the and before you can begin capturing roadway data.

There are two ways to get started:

Step 2: Plan your Deployment

The traffic monitor must be placed with a good view of the roadway. See the Deployment and Mounting Guide for more information on the most common deployment types:

  1. deployments allow you to set up on the right-of-way or sidewalk next to a roadway to get counts for a short time.

  2. deployments are geared towards setting up a traffic monitor in a location to get 24/7 counts and monitoring.

Step 3: Set up your Device

After you have your traffic monitor physically set up (mounted), boot it up and it is ready to go. However, to get the best data and most out of the device, you will need to set up the device:

  1. Follow the Setup Guide.

  2. Frigate Config will guide you in setting up the object detection capabilities by turning on the camera and detection and defining zones.

  3. Node-RED Config will turn on additional data collection capabilities, such as pairing your camera with the radar and other sensors, sharing your de-identified event data with another system or data provider, and more!

Step 4: Collect and Share that Data

The traffic monitor will now run 24/7 collecting the data you set up. It will automatically restart if the power cycles, even if you are not there to reset it.

You can view the on-device dashboards, review event snapshots and clips in Frigate, download the local database, or view data shared with another data provider.

There are other projects out there that even pair the Traffic Monitor with physical displays to show daily counts of cars, bikes, and pedestrians. The sky is the limit! Share via the or our .

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Purchase a pre-built traffic monitor or kit from the Roadway Biome Project.

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Customize to your heart's content.

See our guide. The software is open source and components are available retail.

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